Total Crime Rate
149.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Glebe area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Bandley Hill & Poplars , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 246 local areas in Stevenage .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Glebe (SG2 0DL) in the last 12 months was 149.8 per 1,000 residents and was 105.4% higher than the Bandley Hill & Poplars average (73.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Glebe (SG2 0DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chells Way, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stevenage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darwin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bernhardt Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Darwin Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chells Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chells Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chells Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Chells Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Darwin Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Faraday Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Darwin Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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